Metz vs AS Monaco, 2023-24 Ligue 1
· French Ligue 1USMNT striker Balogun scores twice as Monaco thrash Metz 5-2
AS Monaco eased to a 5-2 win at Metz as three goals in the first 16 minutes effectively ended Saturday's match as a contest and helped send them up to second place in the Ligue 1 standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
- 2': Offside, Metz. Kévin Van Den Kerkhof is caught offside.
- 3': Attempt saved. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 4': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 1. Takumi Minamino (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eliesse Ben Seghir with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 6': Joel Asoro (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Camara.
- 7': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Wilfried Singo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Arthur Atta (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
- 9': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
- 10': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 2. Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 13': Attempt saved. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aboubacar Lô.
- 13': Attempt saved. Lamine Camara (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aboubacar Lô.
- 16': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 3. Vanderson (Monaco) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksandr Golovin.
- 19': Foul by Lamine Camara (Metz).
- 19': Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Substitution, Metz. Papa Diallo replaces Joel Asoro.
- 27': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
- 27': Takumi Minamino (Monaco) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 32': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 33': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
- 34': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 37': Eliesse Ben Seghir (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Koffi Kouao (Metz).
- 38': Attempt missed. Ismail Jakobs (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 41': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
- 41': Wilfried Singo (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Metz 0, Monaco 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Metz 0, Monaco 3.
- 47': Fali Candé (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Takumi Minamino (Monaco).
- 47': Attempt saved. Lamine Camara (Metz) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Georges Mikautadze.
- 49': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Fali Candé.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt saved. Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
- 51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
- 51': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Aboubacar Lô.
- 53': Foul by Wilfried Singo (Monaco).
- 53': Georges Mikautadze (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Ismail Jakobs.
- 55': Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Ismaël Traoré (Metz).
- 57': Attempt blocked. Papa Diallo (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Atta.
- 60': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Vanderson.
- 60': Attempt saved. Fali Candé (Metz) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Lamine Camara with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Matthieu Udol (Metz).
- 61': Youssouf Fofana (Monaco) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt missed. Georges Mikautadze (Metz) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Papa Diallo following a fast break.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Krépin Diatta replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Folarin Balogun replaces Eliesse Ben Seghir.
- 65': Substitution, Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa replaces Youssouf Fofana.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wissam Ben Yedder.
- 70': Attempt missed. Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vanderson.
- 71': Substitution, Metz. Ablie Jallow replaces Kévin Van Den Kerkhof.
- 72': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Vanderson.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs.
- 73': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Matthieu Udol.
- 76': Goal! Metz 0, Monaco 4. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 77': Attempt missed. Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross.
- 78': Aboubacar Lô (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Maghnes Akliouche (Monaco).
- 78': Attempt missed. Koffi Kouao (Metz) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ablie Jallow.
- 78': Goal! Metz 1, Monaco 4. Papa Diallo (Metz) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
- 79': Substitution, Monaco. Edan Diop replaces Aleksandr Golovin.
- 80': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Monaco).
- 80': Koffi Kouao (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Vanderson (Monaco).
- 80': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Foul by Soungoutou Magassa (Monaco).
- 81': Papa Diallo (Metz) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Corner, Metz. Conceded by Maghnes Akliouche.
- 82': Substitution, Metz. Ibou Sané replaces Aboubacar Lô.
- 82': Substitution, Metz. Sadibou Sané replaces Georges Mikautadze.
- 84': Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 4. Ibou Sané (Metz) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koffi Kouao.
- 87': Corner, Monaco. Conceded by Papa Diallo.
- 87': Attempt missed. Thilo Kehrer (Monaco) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maghnes Akliouche with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Goal! Metz 2, Monaco 5. Folarin Balogun (Monaco) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Monaco. Mamadou Coulibaly replaces Vanderson.
- 90'+2': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Monaco).
- 90'+2': Ibou Sané (Metz) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Metz 2, Monaco 5.
- 0': Match ends, Metz 2, Monaco 5.
Statistics
 MON |
METZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.3 | Possession | 35.7 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 658 | Accurate Passes | 325 |
| 750 | Passes | 410 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 21 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 9 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: French Ligue 1
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 26,661
Venue: Stade Saint-Symphorien
Location: Metz, France
Attendance: 26,661
Ligue 1 Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | +23 | 29 |
| 2 | AS Monaco | 11 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Marseille | 11 | +9 | 20 |
| 4 | Lille | 11 | +7 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Metz (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Alexandre Oukidja (GK) |
| 5 | Fali Candé |
| 8 | Ismaël Traoré |
| 3 | Matthieu Udol |
| 39 | Koffi Kouao |
| 25 | Arthur Atta |
| 18 | Lamine Camara |
| 15 | Aboubacar Lô |
| 99 | Joel Asoro |
| 22 | Kevin Guiton |
| 10 | Georges Mikautadze |
AS Monaco (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Radoslaw Majecki (GK) |
| 5 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 99 | Wilfried Singo |
| 14 | Ismail Jakobs |
| 2 | Vanderson |
| 18 | Takumi Minamino |
| 17 | Aleksandr Golovin |
| 19 | Youssouf Fofana |
| 10 | Wissam Ben Yedder |
| 7 | Eliesse Ben Seghir |
| 21 | Maghnes Akliouche |
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